Posted on 07/19/2007 10:36:22 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
NEW YORK (CNN) -- For the second time this year, toymaker Hasbro has issued a recall for about 1 million Easy-Bake Ovens after receiving complaints that young children were getting their hands or fingers stuck in the oven's opening, causing serious burns.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Hasbro received about 249 complaints of children getting their hands stuck, 77 of them reporting burns.
One 5-year-old child sustained burns so severe that part of her finger had to be amputated.
In a written statement sent to CNN, Hasbro spokesman Wayne Charness said, "We are voluntarily recalling this oven because of the potential for entrapment or burns and we want to make sure that the ovens are immediately taken away from children and returned to us."
Hasbro said it has been the target of litigation in this case but would not disclose any details or offer comment. Hasbro also refused to comment on whether it has any compensation plans for those who were injured by the toy.
In February, Hasbro and CPSC recalled just under 1 million Easy-Bake units over the same concerns. At that time, the CPSC said it had received 29 reports of children getting their hands or fingers caught in the oven's opening, including five reports of burns in Missouri, Arizona, Michigan and Minnesota.
Hasbro (Charts) added a safety grate to the model after the February recall, but it contacted the CPSC later in the year after receiving more injury reports and learning about the partial amputation.
The new recall includes all units with the retrofit grate.
The Easy-Bake Oven model being recalled is made of purple and pink plastic and resembles a kitchen range with four burners on top and a front-loading oven.
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Made in China?
I imagine everyone who has ever owned one has at least been burned once or twice.
Isn’t everything ?
Bring back Clackers!
I had one of those darn things 40 years ago!
How am I going to make dinner now????
Doesn’t the Easy Bake Oven have wording on the package - ages 8 and above?
Why was a 5 year old using it?
The Easy Bake over always sound more like something Irwin Mainway would sell rather than Hasbro.
“Bring back Clackers!”
now THOSE were dangerous!
They should have included a small child-size oven mitt with each oven.
BBYYYYYYYYYYYY...........CHICOM!
“Bag o’ Broken Glass” and “Johnny Spaceman” were the best.
When do they bring out the low temperature compact fluorescent version?
Exactly, and no one thought anything about it until today. I find it amazing that humans have managed to stay alive past the caveman era when kids were chunking rocks at each other, playing with non-vaccined animals, and eating who knows what off the ground.
Made in China. Those SOB’s.
“Ovens sold before May 2006 aren’t included in this recall. The units that are were sold at Toys “R” Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys and other retailers nationwide from May 2006 through July 2007, for about $25.
They were made in China.”
Once again from a Texas affiliate. Looks like Texas reporters still include facts in their reporting.
http://cbs11tv.com/topstories/topstories_story_200075350.html
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